Kravitz: Foyt, Andretti should be ashamed of themselves

1:10 PM,
May 24, 2011

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I checked the classified ads this morning. Turns out, there are Indianapolis 500 rides for sale.

Now that Andretti Autosport has bought out the A.J. Foyt car that was qualified by Bruno Junqueira, using the checkbook to install sponsor-friendly Andretti driver Ryan Hunter-Reay back into the race, this is no longer about the fastest, but the richest.

This is shameful, especially shameful given the fact it involves two of the greatest names -- Andretti and Foyt -- in the 102-year history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ...